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SCRCA Note: Temporary notes relating to Bridge 72 (Blea Moor Tunnel)Created on . The following information has been drawn from a range of sources and is included here as a temporary measure while the database is being constructed and populated. Length 2629 yards (2404m). South portal at 249m25½c; north portal at 250m68c.; centre at 250m05½c. [A Network Rail sign at the north entrance states that the tunnel runs from 249m25c to 250m65c and that length is 1 mile 880 yards: this would make the tunnel 2640 yards long, but it is an error. Earlier and later signs beside the… Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of 1911 Midland Railway Land Plan (Sheet 20) for 249270Created on . A hut (labelled "Masons Hut") is marked on the 1911 MR landplan at the location of this structure. |
SCRCA Note: Masons hut - the permanent-way hut beside Blea Moor Tunnel south portalCreated on . The unusual angle of this hut relative to the running lines has yet to be explained. One possible explanation is that the hut dates from the period of the line's construction and that it was originally built and used for a different purpose (perhaps a tool store for the masons?), only becoming a platelayers' hut at a later date. The name may, however, be derived from the name of one of the foremen of the Blea Moor tunnel track-gang as naming huts after the relavant forman was a common practice… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 248480Created on . Figure 19 shows the track layout at Blea Moor Sidings in approximately 1913. Plate 47 is a useful (but undated) B&W context photograph that must have been taken prior to 1941: this north-looking view shows the signal box in its old position (beside the 'down' line)(See structure ref 248590); a water crane, several huts, the semi-detached workers' houses (see structure ref 248580) and the water tower / tank-house (see structure ref 248530). The accompanying text refers to ["Way and Works… Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of 1911 Midland Railway Land Plan (Sheet 19) for 248480Created on . This structure is not marked on the 1911 landplan. A signal box is shown located on the 'down' side at 248 miles 42 chains - see Structure 248590. |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of 1911 Midland Railway Land Plan (Sheet 18) for 247950Created on . A "P. Hut" is marked on the 1911 MR landplan at the location of this structure (see extract here). |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 236390Created on . This publication pre-dates the relocation of the signal box by approximately nine years, but Figures 3, 9 & 10 and Plate 12 all relate to Settle Signal Box in its original location (see Structure 236340 for further details). |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of 1911 Midland Railway Land Plan (Sheet 3) for 236390Created on . The 1911 MR landplan shows a signalbox at the original location of this structure. |
SCRCA Note: Settle Station Signal Box - general notesCreated on . Settle Station signal box was restored by FoSCL volunteers and it is now a museum open to visitors on selected dates. For further information, please refer to the "Settle Station Signal Box" page on the main FoSCL website: https://www.foscl.org.uk/content/settle-station-signal-box The wooden signal post (located beside the steps of the signal box) and its 'Distant' signal arm were originally installed on the operational railway near the south portal of Blea Moor Tunnel, where it formed the… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 234580Created on . Figure 1 shows the trackplan for Settle Junction after the remodelling of 1895. Figure 2 shows the 1967 signalling diagram for Settle Junction. Plate 1 is a useful B&W context photograph taken circa 1914 showing the view to the north from Settle Junction South signal box: the Settle Junction signalbox of this period is just visible in the distance. The accompanying text provides useful information about the development of / changes to this area over time. Plate 4 shows the south and part of… Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of 1911 Midland Railway Land Plan (Sheet 1) for 234580Created on . A signal box is not shown on Sheet 1 as its location just outside the boundary of the plan. However, the label "Settle Junction S.B." is visible at the extreme left-hand edge of Sheet 1. The location of the signal box is, however, shown on sheet 17 of the landplans covering Skipton to Wennington and these date from a similar period. |
SCRCA Note: Request to demolish Long Meg P-hut (EDC Planning App 12/0781)Created on . Planning Application by Network Rail On 4th September 2012, Network Rail submitted Planning Application Number 12/0781 to Eden District Council requesting permission to demolish this structure and the nearby Long Meg Sidings signalbox (Location ID 290840) citing the following as their reason: "The structures have been disused since the 1980s and are now in a very poor condition (completely stripped and vandalised apart from the LMR lever frame which, having been open to the elements for so long… Read more |
SCRCA Note: Request to demolish Long Meg signal box (EDC Planning App 12/0781)Created on . On 4th September 2012, Network Rail submitted Planning Application Number 12/0781 to Eden District Council requesting permission to demolish Long Meg Sidings signal box (this structure) and the nearby platelayers’ hut (Location ID 290970) citing the following as their reason: "The structures have been disused since the 1980s and are now in a very poor condition (completely stripped and vandalised apart from the LMR lever frame which, having been open to the elements for so long, is not worth re… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 290930Created on . Figure 65 is the trackplan for Long Meg Sidings from a Midland Railway Survey of 1912 and this shows a signal box on the 'Up' side to the north of the siding turnout (i.e. this structure). Figure 66 is the trackplan based on an LMS landplan dated 1927 and no signal box is shown at this location: the caption states that the sidings were controlled via a "covered lever stage (ground-frame)" at this period. Plate 174 is an elevation view from the north of the Long Meg signal box at the turn of the… Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of 1911 Midland Railway Land Plan (Sheet 75) for 290930Created on . The 1911 MR landplan shows a signal box (possibly this structure) located on the 'up' side at 290 miles 74 chains. |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of cab-view video footage by Video125 (2002) for 290840Created on . The structure is visible in part 3 at position 1:14:07. The south elevation and an oblique view of the east elevation are clearly visible, albeit at low-quality due to train movement. The structure is already in poor condition: the steps have gone (removed or collapsed?), the windows are without glazing and the woodwork is deteriorating. The lamp hut is still in-situ to the south of the coal bunker. |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 290840Created on . Figure 65 is the trackplan for Long Meg Sidings from a Midland Railway Survey of 1912 and this shows a signal box on the 'Up' side to the north of the siding turnout (see SCRCA Structure 290930). Figure 66 is the trackplan based on an LMS landplan dated 1927 and no signal box is shown - the caption states that the sidings were controlled via a "covered lever stage (ground-frame)" at this period. Plate 174 is a photograph of Long Meg signalbox at about the turn of the 20th century. These… Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of 1911 Midland Railway Land Plan (Sheet 75) for 290840Created on . There is no signal box or other structure marked at this location. A signal box is shown a little further north on the 'up' side at 290 miles 74 chains - see Structure ID 290930. |
SCRCA Knowledge Base for Ribblehead StationCreated on . A few years after the station opened, the vicar of Ingleton parish church began holding religious services for the local community in the waiting room and a harmonium was provided to accompany the singing. In 1938, Ribblehead station was used to collect meteorological data and regular weather reports were sent to the Ministry of Defense (the weather-forecasting arm of which later became the Met. Office). The Station Master and other members of station staff received special training for these… Read more |